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March 22, 2016
Senator Ernst Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Brussels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the... -
By Gene Lucht U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is now in her second year serving in Congress. Ernst is the first woman elected to Congress from Iowa, and as a rural resident and a...
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March 19, 2016
Engaging in the battle against opioid abuse
Source: The Gazette A tragic epidemic is sweeping across the country, tearing apart families, devastating our communities, and causing unnecessary loss of precious life —... -
March 18, 2016
Ernst Presses Defense Secretary on Arlington National Cemetery Inurnment Rights for WASPs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) pressed Defense Secretary Ash Carter on the need to restore the rights of Women... -
March 18, 2016
Ernst Co-Sponsors Legislation to Impose Tough Sanctions On Iran in Response to Ballistic Missile Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to recent ballistic missile tests by Iran, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) co-sponsored legislation introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte... -
March 17, 2016
Senator Joni Ernst Backs Legislation to Bring Civil Action Against Website Linked to Human Trafficking
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today issued a statement after voting in support of S.Res.377, the Backpage.com Civil Contempt Resolution. This... -
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) made the following comments in honor of National Agriculture Week (March 13-19, 2016) and National Agriculture Day (March 15, 2016), which appeared...
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By Kristina WongA bipartisan group of lawmakers, including several military veterans, called on the Army to reverse its decision to revoke inurnment rights for female World War II...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today held a bipartisan, bicameral press conference, along with U.S. Representatives Martha McSally (R-AZ), Susan Davis (D-CA) and...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) today released the following statement after voting in support of the bipartisan Biotechnology Labeling Solutions bill:...
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March 16, 2016
Ernst: Give the people a voice in SCOTUS debate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s hand-picked nomination to the United States Supreme... -
March 16, 2016
Senators Ernst, Grassley to Introduce Bill to Name Cedar Rapids Post Office after Iowa Guardsman Killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are introducing legislation to name a Cedar Rapids post office in honor of Sergeant First Class... -
March 16, 2016
Veterans fight for Arlington rights
By Sarah B. Boxer They were known as WASPs, Women Airforce Service Pilots. During World War II, between 1942 and 1944, about 1,100 women volunteered to fly military planes here in... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCRG-TV9) - Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst joined lawmakers and others to honor the women who flew military planes during World War II. Lawmakers are pushing...
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March 16, 2016
Ernst meets SHS students in D.C.
By Mike Peterson (Washington) -- Another group of Shenandoah High School students are touring the East Coast. On Monday, a group of SHS juniors and seniors plus five chaperones... -
WASHINGTON, DC (KCRG-TV9) -- Iowa's Congressional delegation wants to name a Cedar Rapids post office to honor an Iowa National Guardsman killed in Afghanistan in 2011. They will...
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March 16, 2016
Ernst, Grassley join effort to name Cedar Rapids post office for Eastern Iowa soldier
By James Q. LynchDES MOINES — Iowa’s U.S. senators, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, have joined their House colleagues in seeking to name the Cedar Rapids Post Office... -
As published in: Independent Journal Review Agriculture is the foundation of our national economy, and Iowa plays an important role in ensuring folks across the country and around...
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March 15, 2016
Let’s keep our focus on the next generation in agriculture
As publish in: Iowa Spokesman As we recognize National Agriculture Day, we are provided with an opportunity to reflect on the state of agriculture here in Iowa, the nation, and the... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of U.S. Joni Ernst (R-IA) today announced upcoming traveling office hours across Iowa for the month of April. Representatives from Senator...